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APL_44633/2024

DEVICE FOR TREATING NIGHT TIME BREATHING PROBLEMS

AppealsMain AppealCourt of AppealAppeal RoP220.2
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Rules of Procedure · 5

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263amendment of case — new arguments vs amendmentBindingNiet elk nieuw argument is wijziging van de zaak waarvoor een partij op grond van R. 263 Pr een verzoek om verlof moet indienen.
13statement of claim — front-loaded systemBindingR. 13 Pr schrijft voor dat de Conclusie van eis de redenen vermeldt waarom de gestelde feiten een inbreuk op de octrooiconclusies inhouden, waaronder de juridische argumenten.
263amendment of case — new arguments vs amendmentBindingNot every new argument constitutes an 'amendment of a case' requiring a party to apply for leave under R. 263 RoP. An amendment of a case occurs when the nature or scope of the dispute changes.
13statement of claim — front-loaded systemBindingR. 13 RoP requires that the Statement of claim contains the reasons why the facts relied on constitute an infringement of the patent claims, including arguments of law.
Preamble Recital 7front-loaded procedure — early presentation of caseBindingThis provision must be interpreted in light of the final sentence of Recital 7 of the Preamble to the Rules of Procedure, which requires parties to set out their case as early as possible in the proceedings.

EPC article · 2

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69claim construction — scope of protectionBindingbetreft het beroep op equivalentie in de onderhavige zaak de beschermingsomvang van het octrooi in de zin van Art. 69(1) van het Europees Octrooiverdrag en het Protocol inzake de uitleg van die bepaling.
69claim construction — scope of protectionBindingthe equivalence argument is based on the same patent, is directed against the same products and relates to a claim feature that the respondent has specifically addressed in the Statement of claim
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